Transcripts For ALJAZ Counting The Cost 2020 Ep 23 20240712

Has been forced to take a back seat will the president ial candidates ever hit the road and so their brand of politics to americans before the vote follow the u. S. Election on a just. Hello im saying this is counting the cost on aljazeera your look at the world of business and economics this week a special from iran that iran has always been able to work around crippling sanctions but the coronavirus pandemic that killed thousands has trashed the economy what kind of economy will emerge. No country in the middle east was hit harder by the corona virus pandemic than iraq its recorded more deaths than anywhere in the region and total infections are still rising overall rates are slowing down but an officially the numbers are widely believed to be much higher. The government initially downplayed the pandemic in a speech in the early days of the outbreak Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei described it as a non emergency and said the United States remains the biggest threat to the country. And during the 1st meeting of a Task Force President Hassan Rouhani set up to respond to the crisis he predicted the emergency would be over in 3 days. Irans enemies of pausing to scare our society and push the country towards a shutdown as of saturday everything should return to normal controlling the message was always about trying to limit as much as possible coded nineteens Economic Impact iranian leaders even passed a law criminalizing the public dissemination of death and infection numbers that contradicted the official government figures. And since day one of the outbreak irans leaders weighed shutdowns for the sake of Public Health against the cost to an isolated economy stifled by u. S. Sanctions. The u. S. Reinstated sanctions on iran after pulling out of the nuclear deal in 2018 a Global Pandemic has not deterred the white house president Donald Trumps administration passed neuron sanctions at least 4 more times since the outbreak began iran also blames washington for blocking a request to the i. M. F. For a 5000000000. 00 emergency loan meant to fight the virus foreign minister zarif described americas maximum Pressure Campaign as an economic siege that makes it more difficult for iran to do its part to fight the global spread of the virus something that he said could make ovid 19 a pandemic that would go on forever even amid this pandemic the u. S. Government has a bench for the refuse to lift its on law and collective punishment making it virtually impossible for us to even buy medicine and medical equipment. Are small and Medium Enterprise make up the bulk of the countrys economy weeks into the outbreak Financial Experts warned president Hassan Rouhani prolonged closures what inevitably lead to social unrest so getting the countrys economy back on track was as important to iran stability as fighting the disease by the end of april a president ial decree had life returning to normal in parts of the country. Businesses in the capital to run irans economic engine were also starting to reopen. All the while Health Experts warned the coronavirus was still a serious public threat irans government was making a desperate choice at a time of Global Crisis the health and safety of its people versus the wellbeing of its economy it was a life or death decision iranians said they could have afforded to put off if not for economic pressure from american sanctions. 19 has done what for years economic sanctions failed to. Bring irans economy to a near standstill commercial districts shopping malls bazaars the heartbeat of local economies in cities across the country became a front line in a fight with an invisible and determined enemy. Irans neighbors vital trading partners closed their borders for weeks trade came to a complete halt. A land bridge connecting europe asia and the middle east merchant trade has been a part of the fabric of iran for millennia if shops didnt reopen soon iranians worried some would never open again but that. All these years that we have been doing business here weve never seen such a vast closure of the the reason is this fire is the disease is disease its not up to me or you it happens if im going to contract corona today ill get it if i dont contact it i wont it is up to fate closures meant to slow down the spread of the virus left the grand bazaar a National Symbol of irans mercantile tradition eerily empty on any given day narrow alleys would be bustling with people buying selling iranians living in the neighborhood said the bazaar one of the most important economic barometers for the country probably had not been so quiet in centuries. Health and safety concerns associated with stopping the spread of the disease slowed business for the food and drink sector 1st and most. Before the coronavirus outbreak restaurants were already struggling months of political and economic unrest had meant fewer customers Small Businesses that had not gone under were on the verge of doing so. Because of the coronavirus exactly but weve lost about 50 percent of and come weve been facing problems for months this husband and wife operation had to fire their employees to stay afloat cooking the food operating the till and delivering the few orders they did get all by themselves some days they only got 2 orders making the equivalent of just 5. 00 the coronavirus came to iran just in time for the persian new year the holiday is like christmas and new years rolled into one. And the most financially lucrative time for iranian businesses many spend all year gearing up for what is essentially a 20 day period when sales are so high they can make or break a business this year coded 1000 forced many stores to remain closed and the ever important Holiday Season sales bump never happened despite the warnings from Health Experts that relaxing control measures that took weeks to implement elevated the risk of a 2nd outbreak senior government leaders shifted focus from saving lives to saving the economy. One month in even as iran approached the peak of the viral outbreak in the country traffic jams were a common sight once again and much of the population was back to business as usual irans economy was shrinking even before the covert 19 pandemic made things worse since the outbreak to stay healthy businesses here have had to take extraordinary measures. More than 83000000 people live in iran one of the most sanctioned countries in the world domestic brands dominate this big Consumer Market and how well the to her own Stock Exchange has been doing in recent years is something that challenges conventional thinking about irans economy luke out of the cold you do not have overruled the government intends to support the growth of the stock market this is our approach and we will help this market continue to flourish i say again the government is determined to increase the sales of its she is this is produced positive expectations and will continue to do so. Sanctions have forced domestic investment which has been good for many local businesses but the covered 1000 pandemic has also meant loss in revenues in april shasta one of irans biggest government run Holding Companies decided to sell 10 percent of its shares its portfolio is enormous assets include mobile operators shipping companies Pharmaceuticals Construction Petro Chemicals the list goes on. A Public Offering like this was unprecedented and generated a great deal of excitement about investing in stocks iranians who normally put their savings into real estate or gold foreign currency even automobiles were now investing heavily in the Stock Exchange and the government was making it easier to do so. In the past people mostly deposited the savings in banks banks invested it now its become very simple theres a website called the comprehensive Financial Information people who register online and receive a trading code and they can buy shares through different brocas but some iranians worried this was a cash grab during a downturn but this might be a bubble and that new investors in a speculation driven market could lose their savings meanwhile Small Businesses a major part of irans commercial landscape have been circling the drain since the beginning of the outbreak and ancient public baths in downtown had dozens of customers every day before the pandemic. We havent had any business for a long time we can and enough to even pay the water below if it continues like these who have to hand back these players to each. Individual operators also say they face too much uncertainty. I have entered this shop and the property on that says i have to pay might and even. I dont know how but i will have to pay. While there is growing confidence around the stock market working class iranians remain the most financially vulnerable. We met People Living in the city with the immediate concerns of keeping a roof over their heads and food on their tables in fact some to her own family said they would indeed find it difficult to get by from one day to the next if it was not for the food rations they receive from several local charities. Privatizing state owned assets means irans post coronavirus economy could see more control in public hands something that could lead to long term growth but for now the economy is doing what it has been doing for years shrinking and working class communities are the ones that feel the squeeze the most. Dependent economies the world over practice of the Economic Impact has been so wide the record fall in Global Oil Prices seems inevitable in retrospect irans president overreacted by saying that sanctions by the United States would actually help his country prepare for Something Like it that iran was less susceptible to the tumbling market because the economy has changed and become less reliant on oil. How many. Are rich countries including us were hit by the situation some more some lease but we will be hit in other countries iran has spent years trying to move away from an Oil Based Economy but still manages to sell oil through back channels. If we want to say that irans economy was not affected by the Oil Price Drop i think thats wrong it has definitely been impacted but if other countries fell from the 10th floor then iran fell from the 2nd floor because iran has already fallen in the past due to sanctions trying to make up for lost oil revenue iran has been manufacturing more goods that can sell abroad as well as building up other industries such as plastics mining agriculture the government says non oil exports to china and other neighboring countries have increased. But oil and gas remain vital to this countrys economy in recent years iran expanded domestic Refining Capacity in november 29000 it also unveiled a new oil field in the southwest. With an estimated 53000000000 barrels of crude oil. Theres also ongoing demand from a large domestic market iran has been unable to freely sell its oil abroad because of u. S. Sanctions the government has for years been trying to diversify the economy to get away from depending on oil as a main source of revenue but another thing that leaders said they had to do was stop subsidizing things like gasoline to ease the governments own financial burden. In november 29000 when the price of petrol at the pump has doubled in some cases tripled overnight it sparked the worst protests since the 1979 Islamic Revolution the death toll from the violent security crackdown that followed is still unclear. Months later at the end of april when Global Oil Prices experienced record lows some on social media began asking for the savings to be passed on to them now that the oil price is equal to the price of dirt shouldnt the price of gasoline and other crude products go down to said one gasoline in the United States and europe is cheaper than iran joked another. A common saying in iran is that prices go up never down and the latest government budget includes a plan to increase revenues by raising taxes another financial pinch for iranian consumers this spite sanctions and low Oil Prices Iran is still one of the Biggest Oil Producing Countries in the world the ability in recent years to domestically refine its high quality light sweet crude into end user products like gasoline has many leaders betting that they can still use oil to generate revenue and perhaps more crucially as a diplomatic tool. In may 5 iranian tankers carrying millions of dollars of gasoline began arriving in venezuela to help ease fuel shortages there iran is also helping venezuela with expertise sending their own people and materials to work on bringing venezuelan refineries back online. Those 5 ships are bringing gasoline regarding the Technical Support for the reactivation of the refinery what the venezuelan government asked us for in the past week was to bring input materials catalysts which iran brought through the plains irans assistance to a longtime ally and fellow u. S. Rival came in at a cost of venezuelan gold bartering oil for gold to get around u. S. Banking sanctions its something a former iranian opec official even suggested could be a model to trade with other countries in the future a chorus of iranian leaders said american threats to disrupt the voyage would be considered an act of piracy and a violation of international law. Moral indignation came bundled with threats to american interests in the strait of hormuz a vital shipping lane off iranian shores along with other trade 20 percent of Global Oil Sales pass through these waters iranian leaders also reminded the world of the events in july 29 teams when the revolutionary guards boarded and detained the british flag stener imperio for the british seizure of an iranian vessel in gibraltar. It has been signed in the last 2 or 3 is signed to say to the whole world that. Playmaking sending. Something to run as a means that i and. Say make it into International Waters i. Want to raise my own for that and get my own ship so i want to be cunts with the economy in freefall the government had to be seen to be doing something lawmakers turned to currency reform legislation that was in the works since before president Hassan Rouhani became the iranian president a new law would change the name of the iranian ryall to the more commonly used to mine and remove the last 4 digits from the currency iranian money would be worth the same but looks smaller so in theory fluctuations in Exchange Rates for instance may seem less stark daily transactions may also be made simpler. Public transport was a major disease vector for the covert 900 outbreak driving a cab became a high risk job in iran hundreds of taxi drivers even died from the virus those left lost customers over fears of infection. A cash in hand business they say currency reform is papering over the countrys real economic problems and despite the impacts of u. S. Pressure many iranians blame their own government for mismanaging the countrys economy. Has in my opinion removal of 4 zeros will have no impact our economy must be fixed from its core now we have the issue of corona and sanctions so people have difficulties in fact if they remove 4 zeros it doesnt solve the problem with just the race the question. They know is going to that today show which i dont think this removal will have any impact because whatever 00 move its useless because the value of our currency is low compared to foreign currencies. One of irans economic lifelines is a soup or 2 on the southeastern edge of the country the chubb are poor to insist on baluchistan province is unique in one very important way it is one of the only arrive in asia to use of its kind that has so far been spared from u. S. Sanctions. Irans government has continued to outline ambitious economic policies even in tough times and charge the hard port is an important part of how iranian leaders plan to shape their countrys future. One of our Major Projects in just a province was reviving in using the port of chop a har it is still under development a hard to have done Railway Project is very significant. Time is an important province to our country it is sensitive in regards to our National Security he said that. Are the forefront of irans National Security and thats very true sistani town is a province sharing borders mean to Good Neighbors of ours pakistan and afghanistan this region has very precious mines and the main road connecting north to south. Or strategic northsouth transit corridor passes through some stand and the port of chop a hard part of it actually passes through hormuz gann province but it has to pass through chapel har which is irans only oceanic port this route can connect the Indian Ocean Africa to central asia and the commonwealth of independent states region. Child bahar is like a political Supreme Leader<\/a> Ayatollah Ali Khamenei<\/a> described it as a non emergency and said the United States<\/a> remains the biggest threat to the country. And during the 1st meeting of a Task Force President<\/a> Hassan Rouhani<\/a> set up to respond to the crisis he predicted the emergency would be over in 3 days. Irans enemies of pausing to scare our society and push the country towards a shutdown as of saturday everything should return to normal controlling the message was always about trying to limit as much as possible coded nineteens Economic Impact<\/a> iranian leaders even passed a law criminalizing the public dissemination of death and infection numbers that contradicted the official government figures. And since day one of the outbreak irans leaders weighed shutdowns for the sake of Public Health<\/a> against the cost to an isolated economy stifled by u. S. Sanctions. The u. S. Reinstated sanctions on iran after pulling out of the nuclear deal in 2018 a Global Pandemic<\/a> has not deterred the white house president Donald Trumps<\/a> administration passed neuron sanctions at least 4 more times since the outbreak began iran also blames washington for blocking a request to the i. M. F. For a 5000000000. 00 emergency loan meant to fight the virus foreign minister zarif described americas maximum Pressure Campaign<\/a> as an economic siege that makes it more difficult for iran to do its part to fight the global spread of the virus something that he said could make ovid 19 a pandemic that would go on forever even amid this pandemic the u. S. Government has a bench for the refuse to lift its on law and collective punishment making it virtually impossible for us to even buy medicine and medical equipment. Are small and Medium Enterprise<\/a> make up the bulk of the countrys economy weeks into the outbreak Financial Experts<\/a> warned president Hassan Rouhani<\/a> prolonged closures what inevitably lead to social unrest so getting the countrys economy back on track was as important to iran stability as fighting the disease by the end of april a president ial decree had life returning to normal in parts of the country. Businesses in the capital to run irans economic engine were also starting to reopen. All the while Health Experts<\/a> warned the coronavirus was still a serious public threat irans government was making a desperate choice at a time of Global Crisis<\/a> the health and safety of its people versus the wellbeing of its economy it was a life or death decision iranians said they could have afforded to put off if not for economic pressure from american sanctions. 19 has done what for years economic sanctions failed to. Bring irans economy to a near standstill commercial districts shopping malls bazaars the heartbeat of local economies in cities across the country became a front line in a fight with an invisible and determined enemy. Irans neighbors vital trading partners closed their borders for weeks trade came to a complete halt. A land bridge connecting europe asia and the middle east merchant trade has been a part of the fabric of iran for millennia if shops didnt reopen soon iranians worried some would never open again but that. All these years that we have been doing business here weve never seen such a vast closure of the the reason is this fire is the disease is disease its not up to me or you it happens if im going to contract corona today ill get it if i dont contact it i wont it is up to fate closures meant to slow down the spread of the virus left the grand bazaar a National Symbol<\/a> of irans mercantile tradition eerily empty on any given day narrow alleys would be bustling with people buying selling iranians living in the neighborhood said the bazaar one of the most important economic barometers for the country probably had not been so quiet in centuries. Health and safety concerns associated with stopping the spread of the disease slowed business for the food and drink sector 1st and most. Before the coronavirus outbreak restaurants were already struggling months of political and economic unrest had meant fewer customers Small Businesses<\/a> that had not gone under were on the verge of doing so. Because of the coronavirus exactly but weve lost about 50 percent of and come weve been facing problems for months this husband and wife operation had to fire their employees to stay afloat cooking the food operating the till and delivering the few orders they did get all by themselves some days they only got 2 orders making the equivalent of just 5. 00 the coronavirus came to iran just in time for the persian new year the holiday is like christmas and new years rolled into one. And the most financially lucrative time for iranian businesses many spend all year gearing up for what is essentially a 20 day period when sales are so high they can make or break a business this year coded 1000 forced many stores to remain closed and the ever important Holiday Season<\/a> sales bump never happened despite the warnings from Health Experts<\/a> that relaxing control measures that took weeks to implement elevated the risk of a 2nd outbreak senior government leaders shifted focus from saving lives to saving the economy. One month in even as iran approached the peak of the viral outbreak in the country traffic jams were a common sight once again and much of the population was back to business as usual irans economy was shrinking even before the covert 19 pandemic made things worse since the outbreak to stay healthy businesses here have had to take extraordinary measures. More than 83000000 people live in iran one of the most sanctioned countries in the world domestic brands dominate this big Consumer Market<\/a> and how well the to her own Stock Exchange<\/a> has been doing in recent years is something that challenges conventional thinking about irans economy luke out of the cold you do not have overruled the government intends to support the growth of the stock market this is our approach and we will help this market continue to flourish i say again the government is determined to increase the sales of its she is this is produced positive expectations and will continue to do so. Sanctions have forced domestic investment which has been good for many local businesses but the covered 1000 pandemic has also meant loss in revenues in april shasta one of irans biggest government run Holding Companies<\/a> decided to sell 10 percent of its shares its portfolio is enormous assets include mobile operators shipping companies Pharmaceuticals Construction<\/a> Petro Chemicals<\/a> the list goes on. A Public Offering<\/a> like this was unprecedented and generated a great deal of excitement about investing in stocks iranians who normally put their savings into real estate or gold foreign currency even automobiles were now investing heavily in the Stock Exchange<\/a> and the government was making it easier to do so. In the past people mostly deposited the savings in banks banks invested it now its become very simple theres a website called the comprehensive Financial Information<\/a> people who register online and receive a trading code and they can buy shares through different brocas but some iranians worried this was a cash grab during a downturn but this might be a bubble and that new investors in a speculation driven market could lose their savings meanwhile Small Businesses<\/a> a major part of irans commercial landscape have been circling the drain since the beginning of the outbreak and ancient public baths in downtown had dozens of customers every day before the pandemic. We havent had any business for a long time we can and enough to even pay the water below if it continues like these who have to hand back these players to each. Individual operators also say they face too much uncertainty. I have entered this shop and the property on that says i have to pay might and even. I dont know how but i will have to pay. While there is growing confidence around the stock market working class iranians remain the most financially vulnerable. We met People Living<\/a> in the city with the immediate concerns of keeping a roof over their heads and food on their tables in fact some to her own family said they would indeed find it difficult to get by from one day to the next if it was not for the food rations they receive from several local charities. Privatizing state owned assets means irans post coronavirus economy could see more control in public hands something that could lead to long term growth but for now the economy is doing what it has been doing for years shrinking and working class communities are the ones that feel the squeeze the most. Dependent economies the world over practice of the Economic Impact<\/a> has been so wide the record fall in Global Oil Prices<\/a> seems inevitable in retrospect irans president overreacted by saying that sanctions by the United States<\/a> would actually help his country prepare for Something Like<\/a> it that iran was less susceptible to the tumbling market because the economy has changed and become less reliant on oil. How many. Are rich countries including us were hit by the situation some more some lease but we will be hit in other countries iran has spent years trying to move away from an Oil Based Economy<\/a> but still manages to sell oil through back channels. If we want to say that irans economy was not affected by the Oil Price Drop<\/a> i think thats wrong it has definitely been impacted but if other countries fell from the 10th floor then iran fell from the 2nd floor because iran has already fallen in the past due to sanctions trying to make up for lost oil revenue iran has been manufacturing more goods that can sell abroad as well as building up other industries such as plastics mining agriculture the government says non oil exports to china and other neighboring countries have increased. But oil and gas remain vital to this countrys economy in recent years iran expanded domestic Refining Capacity<\/a> in november 29000 it also unveiled a new oil field in the southwest. With an estimated 53000000000 barrels of crude oil. Theres also ongoing demand from a large domestic market iran has been unable to freely sell its oil abroad because of u. S. Sanctions the government has for years been trying to diversify the economy to get away from depending on oil as a main source of revenue but another thing that leaders said they had to do was stop subsidizing things like gasoline to ease the governments own financial burden. In november 29000 when the price of petrol at the pump has doubled in some cases tripled overnight it sparked the worst protests since the 1979 Islamic Revolution<\/a> the death toll from the violent security crackdown that followed is still unclear. Months later at the end of april when Global Oil Prices<\/a> experienced record lows some on social media began asking for the savings to be passed on to them now that the oil price is equal to the price of dirt shouldnt the price of gasoline and other crude products go down to said one gasoline in the United States<\/a> and europe is cheaper than iran joked another. A common saying in iran is that prices go up never down and the latest government budget includes a plan to increase revenues by raising taxes another financial pinch for iranian consumers this spite sanctions and low Oil Prices Iran<\/a> is still one of the Biggest Oil Producing Countries<\/a> in the world the ability in recent years to domestically refine its high quality light sweet crude into end user products like gasoline has many leaders betting that they can still use oil to generate revenue and perhaps more crucially as a diplomatic tool. In may 5 iranian tankers carrying millions of dollars of gasoline began arriving in venezuela to help ease fuel shortages there iran is also helping venezuela with expertise sending their own people and materials to work on bringing venezuelan refineries back online. Those 5 ships are bringing gasoline regarding the Technical Support<\/a> for the reactivation of the refinery what the venezuelan government asked us for in the past week was to bring input materials catalysts which iran brought through the plains irans assistance to a longtime ally and fellow u. S. Rival came in at a cost of venezuelan gold bartering oil for gold to get around u. S. Banking sanctions its something a former iranian opec official even suggested could be a model to trade with other countries in the future a chorus of iranian leaders said american threats to disrupt the voyage would be considered an act of piracy and a violation of international law. Moral indignation came bundled with threats to american interests in the strait of hormuz a vital shipping lane off iranian shores along with other trade 20 percent of Global Oil Sales<\/a> pass through these waters iranian leaders also reminded the world of the events in july 29 teams when the revolutionary guards boarded and detained the british flag stener imperio for the british seizure of an iranian vessel in gibraltar. It has been signed in the last 2 or 3 is signed to say to the whole world that. Playmaking sending. Something to run as a means that i and. Say make it into International Waters<\/a> i. Want to raise my own for that and get my own ship so i want to be cunts with the economy in freefall the government had to be seen to be doing something lawmakers turned to currency reform legislation that was in the works since before president Hassan Rouhani<\/a> became the iranian president a new law would change the name of the iranian ryall to the more commonly used to mine and remove the last 4 digits from the currency iranian money would be worth the same but looks smaller so in theory fluctuations in Exchange Rates<\/a> for instance may seem less stark daily transactions may also be made simpler. Public transport was a major disease vector for the covert 900 outbreak driving a cab became a high risk job in iran hundreds of taxi drivers even died from the virus those left lost customers over fears of infection. A cash in hand business they say currency reform is papering over the countrys real economic problems and despite the impacts of u. S. Pressure many iranians blame their own government for mismanaging the countrys economy. Has in my opinion removal of 4 zeros will have no impact our economy must be fixed from its core now we have the issue of corona and sanctions so people have difficulties in fact if they remove 4 zeros it doesnt solve the problem with just the race the question. They know is going to that today show which i dont think this removal will have any impact because whatever 00 move its useless because the value of our currency is low compared to foreign currencies. One of irans economic lifelines is a soup or 2 on the southeastern edge of the country the chubb are poor to insist on baluchistan province is unique in one very important way it is one of the only arrive in asia to use of its kind that has so far been spared from u. S. Sanctions. Irans government has continued to outline ambitious economic policies even in tough times and charge the hard port is an important part of how iranian leaders plan to shape their countrys future. One of our Major Projects<\/a> in just a province was reviving in using the port of chop a har it is still under development a hard to have done Railway Project<\/a> is very significant. Time is an important province to our country it is sensitive in regards to our National Security<\/a> he said that. Are the forefront of irans National Security<\/a> and thats very true sistani town is a province sharing borders mean to Good Neighbors<\/a> of ours pakistan and afghanistan this region has very precious mines and the main road connecting north to south. Or strategic northsouth transit corridor passes through some stand and the port of chop a hard part of it actually passes through hormuz gann province but it has to pass through chapel har which is irans only oceanic port this route can connect the Indian Ocean Africa<\/a> to central asia and the commonwealth of independent states region. Child bahar is like a political Bermuda Triangle<\/a> where the normal rules of americas aggressive iran policy dont seem to apply some experts say irans geography makes it impossible for the us to sanction the port it gives india a vital u. S. Ally when it comes to afghan reconstruction access to a flawless than it is also important trade link for india to Central Asian<\/a> markets that means it helps to counterbalance chinese and pakistani influence in the region. In my view a complicated situation has happened in the region that has made the United States<\/a> prefer not to sanction the board of job are there reason is that its a very started to trade line between Central Asian<\/a> countries and pakistan with the indian ocean as the major point of trade and the region the u. S. Feels imposing sanctions on this port would create complexity in the interNational Security<\/a> trade and economy on one side if it imposes sanctions on job or her it will be forced to deploy more naval ships to escort cargo vessels that pass through the Narrow Strait<\/a> of hormuz that would have more costs and increases dangers against them on the other side the majority of trade happening in the region belongs to the United States<\/a> this country deploys some of its military equipment for afghanistan through a pakistans border port it has to later take them through a dangerous afghanistan pakistan border region securing these shipments is very costly and risky specially when they go through Afghanistans Helmand<\/a> regional when they come under attack but it sends. Much of the movement under the guise of trade with afghanistan not as American Equipment<\/a> but as european products via its proxy companies its quite easier to send these supplies via afghanistan its a less dangerous and more secure route. In child america and iran are cooperating on regional issues albeit indirectly the port is kind of an open door that iranian experts say they hope can someday be opened a little wider and perhaps bring both sides back to the negotiating table as world economies chart a path on the road to recovery irans experience is perhaps an example of coping with worst Case Scenarios<\/a> of economic policies informed and almost certainly hardened by a government that has for years been trying to come up with ways to circumvent sanctions. Iranian leaders have seemed willing to accept a certain level of death an infection from the coronavirus to keep the country from complete economic collapse. Theyve also been unwavering in a policy of projecting power naval patrols have continued to assert Iranian Authority<\/a> in gulf waterways as well as the arabian sea. In april iran even launched a military satellite using its own rocket despite economic and diplomatic isolation iran managed to develop the Technology Necessary<\/a> to elbow its way into an elite club along with rivals like the United States<\/a> and israel as well as allies like russia china and india iran is now one of only a dozen countries in the world with its own Rocket Technology<\/a> capable of putting satellites in space. And in may during a naval exercise friendly fire from a frigate tragically killed 19 iranian sailors on a support ship that came too close to one of the intended targets but even a failure like this can illustrate direction iranian leaders continue to signal to their friends and enemies and their own people that despite setbacks despite isolation despite death and disease irans government aims to protect economic and Strategic Interests<\/a> at any cost and thats 6 our show for this week but remember you can get in touch with twitter. But theres more for you online. Thatll take you straight to our individual reports links and entire. Thats it for this edition of counting the. Whole team in iran thanks for joining us the news on aljazeera. Gene on aljazeera 3 years into the blockade we look at the future of the g. C. C. 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